MGT602: Reflective Essay on Decision Style Analysis and Preferences

This essay presents a decision style analysis, reflecting on the author's preferred decision-making style based on a decision style instrument. It discusses the balance, intuition, and logic procedures involved in decision-making and the author's preference for a rational or logical approach. The essay also explores the author's own-type and shadow-type domains using the MBTI test (ENFJ), identifying areas for self-development, particularly in quick decision-making and information processing. Strategies for improvement, such as participating in feedback sessions, are discussed, along with the intended and unintended consequences of different decision-making approaches. The paper concludes with recommendations for further development in decision-making skills. Desklib offers a wealth of resources, including solved assignments and past papers, to support students in mastering these concepts.

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Decision style analysis

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Introduction
The primary purpose of the paper is to evaluate my thoughts and feelings in selecting a particular
decision-making style. With the help of decision style instrument, I have gained knowledge
regarding decision style and selected my preference of decision-style. Moreover, my own-type
and shadow-type domain and some self-development strategies will also be further discussed in
this paper.
Test results on particular decisions
Decision-making style helps a person to take a correct decision in concerning any tricky situation
with the help of balance, intuition and logic procedure. These three procedures are considered as
the decision style instrument, and these instruments help me to select my preferable decision
style. From the decision style instrument, I have acquired knowledge regarding balance,
institution and logic procedures. Therefore, after learning all decision-making styles, I have
gained that balance decision making styles help a person to evaluate as well as identify the right
decision through balancing without affecting other’s decision. In other words, intuition decision-
making styles help the person to provide their decision by their sixth sense. Besides this, the
technique of this decision style is based on analytics, facts and step by step that help a person to
take the right decision. In addition, logic type decision style help a person to provide their
decision on the basis of reasoning and facts. The theory states that the statistical system is
essential for making the right choice regarding any decision (Dadkhah, Hui & Jenatabadi, 2014).
After learning the use of all decision making styles, I have selected the correct style by which I
can easily take any tricky decisions in any situation. Thus for determining my preference of
decision-making style, I have calculated the mean value of the three decision styles and
comparing these values with the high, medium, low and average range of the decision style
approach. After calculating all the values, I have seen that from balance decision-making style I
have gained an average value in this particular style while in intuition style I have achieved a low
mean value.
Reflections on respective decision styles from the diary
Among all the decision-making styles, I mainly prefer the rational or logical style of the
decision. Therefore for determining my style preference, I have made a diary where I have

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written all my feeling regarding each of the styles. According to my view, decision making is a
critical approach; therefore, it is necessary for a person to think twice before taking any sort of
decision. Therefore, I can say that it is tough for a person to take a decision regarding any
sensitive matter and due to this reason I mainly prefer the decision that looks right to people.
Hence from this view, it is clear that I will prefer the decision which is right for the situation
rather than the decision which feels right. In the words of, Brown & Daus, (2015), it is essential
for a person to trust his own gut feelings while making any sort of decisions.
Hence, I will also follow this and always believe my feelings and think rationally about the
matter while taking any sort of decisions. Although while deciding some situations I feel nervous
and take the wrong decision, and in that case, my classmates do not appreciate my decision-
making ability.
Feedback on decision styles in relations to own type and shadow side
The sixteen personality tests also called the ENFJ personality of MBTI test help me to determine
my own side and shadow side respectively. With the help of the four scores of rating, the
corresponding behavioural type is selected. By this scales, I came to know about my
communication style, interpersonal qualities, excellent decision-making style and information
processing. The scales of this behavioural type are introversion (I), institution (N), extraversion
(E), thinking (T), judging (J), feeling (F), sensing (S) and perceiving (P) and the values are
determined in relation to low, medium and high quality.
Therefore, with the help of these scales, I have determined my shadow sides that are mainly
located on the ETSJ side while the others scale value is good and impressing for me. The scales
help me a lot to know that I face problem in taking a quick decision as well in processing
information to others.
Self-development strategies and discussions on intended and unintended consequences
The decision-making style helps me to know about my preference on decision style, and I have
noticed that while taking quick decision and processing decision to others I face some problem.
Therefore, after identifying my issue I wanted to improve myself on this so that I do not face any
problem while applying this decision-making style in future. It is necessary for improving my
style I have collectively participated in a various feedback session. With the help of the

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respective feedback from mentor-partner will help me to improve my decision-making style in
future.

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Conclusion
The paper concluded that my preference on decision-making style is logic or rational procedure,
but I face some difficulty on two decision making procedure. In order to improve my decision-
making ability, I have to participate in various feedback session where the respective mentor
helps me to improve my situation in future.
Recommendation
For developing in the decision-making style, it is recommended that participation in various
decision-making approach will help a person to improve his condition. In addition, the feedback
from mentors will also help the person to develop their particular decision-making styles.

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References
Brown, S. G., & Daus, C. S. (2015). The influence of police officers’ decision-making style and
anger control on responses to work scenarios. Journal of Applied Research in Memory
and Cognition, 4(3), 294-302.
Dadkhah, V., Hui, H., & Jenatabadi, H. S. (2014). An Application of Moderation Analysis: the
Situation of School Size in the Relationship among Principal's Leadership Style, Decision
Making Style, and Teacher Job Satisfaction. International Journal of Research in
Business and Technology, 5(3), 724-729.

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Appendices
Figure 1: The various function of decision-making styles
(Source: Brown & Daus, 2015)